Daniel Gillies Quotes

#1. We are not taught that hardship is the anvil upon which we are beaten into beauty. We are not taught that some of our greatest moments are some of our most difficult.

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#2. As lovely as people are to me about my performance, I'm still a huge critic. I like very little of what I ever do.

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#3. Most infants are geniuses. They're indomitable, fearless, and completely in harmony with a cosmic proclivity for growth. They're heroes because they walk directly through adversity with love and ardent resolve.

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#4. Whatever you want is as elusive as you make it.

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#5. We are contaminated with the idea of "winning" and defeating others. Indoctrinated by parents, schools, and our ubiquitous media, hammered with a lie: The only way to be truly triumphant is if we are dominant before supposed "competitors" rather than beautiful before ourselves.

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#6. At every turn you have to find a new kind of self-sovereignty over your environment. Every kid I see is at the mercy of Periscope, Twitter, or an Angry Bird of some description. People are shackled to their mediocrity by companies and businesses who want to consume your life with theirs.

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#7. You're making a big mistake if you think that you can beat me.

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#8. It's all just venom to the soul and symptomatic of a larger issue: the idea of the shortcut. The result without the fight. The fight is the thing. The work.

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#9. New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.

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#10. If you devote yourself entirely to a pursuit, there is no way you cannot find beauty and fulfillment.

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#11. I moved to New Zealand from Winnipeg when I was almost five. I hated it. It was to a city in the south of New Zealand called Invercargill and there was constant rain. There was a depressing sensation in the air.

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#12. We are taught to want a thing. We are taught that having that thing will make us happy. We are taught that having it immediately is the answer. We are taught a corrupted version of success. And love.

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#13. I'm not George Clooney, so I can't just pick and choose. I take roles where they occur.

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#14. I will say that the food in both Japan and Italy was immaculate. I don't remember having bad food in either country.

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#15. I love to watch my daughter. At twenty-two months, that little soul is developing at a rate I will never understand. She's kind of taught me that growth and expansion are a person's natural state and inclination.

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#16. Cable had a latitude to move which created less censorship and bestowed upon the artists, the writers and the creators, more liberty to create their shows.

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#17. Kevin Smith is so great in 'Kingdom Come,' isn't he? He's kind of this very earthy poet. He just has this immediate gregariousness, like, you kind of just want to be his pal.

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#18. If you do your work, eventually there will be a spark. A fire. A blaze.

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#19. Tell people you're a Canadian or a Kiwi when you travel and they'll adore you.

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